Finally we have arrived at the end of another term and we're already halfway through the school year!It was great to see you all at the three-way conferences and celebrate the children's successes over the last 2 terms.Thank you to everyone who has returned the camp forms. Jane and I will be visiting Lake Rotoiti during the holidays and we'll be letting you know more about our camp in the first couple of weeks of Term 3. Thank you also to those who have volunteered to accompany us on the camp. Unfortunately we have far too many offers so will not be able to let everyone come. We will let you know if you have made the cut in the first week of term.I've updated the Maths page on my website so check out all the new activities to practise fractions. I hope you enjoy the animoto of our maths investigation for this week.Have a lovely holiday. Take care.

We have crammed rather a lot in this week. We've researched and written about the Tuareg people of the Sahara, combining our reading and writing skills to investigate our topic theme. We've also shown our brilliance at fractions and published some work for you all to view in the classroom. We've reviewed our targets for the term and decided if we need new targets or if we need to do a bit more to achieve them. Phew!

Next Week:Maths: Measuring in centimetres.Reading: Class Novel - what will happen to Charlie and her character LottieSpelling: Test our next set. How many have we learnt?Topic: Africa - what have we learnt about the Sahara this term?

This week's challenge: This week we’ve found out all about the Tuareg people of the Sahara; their clothes, their food, their traditions, etc. Another tribe, the Bedouin, also used to live a nomadic life in different areas. Why not find out about them? Are there any similarities between their lifestyles and the Tuareg? What are the differences?

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